Very pleased to share this article born out a recent webinar organized by the Italian Association of Risk Managers (Anra) to discuss «Lo Stato in Crisi. Pandemia, caos e domande per il futuro» the book I curated and co-wrote with 34 other academics and experts in a multi disciplinary approach.  A hard look from a …

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We are pleased to start the new year welcoming a new client: a major Italian airport management company. During the pandemic crisis the client realized that one thing is managing an emergency at the airport, an event for which it is well prepared, and quite another to manage a crisis. Starting next week we will …

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Between Sunday and Tuesday we provided, in cooperation with our international partners, 72 hours of strategic advice to safeguard the reputation of a major international CEO. Activated at 7 pm on Sunday evening, we worked closely with colleagues across borders to develop strategic approaches and messages. This enabled us to deal with the issues at …

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When Marcello Arosio, organizer of TEDxBrianza reached out to me last October to invite me to hold a TED Talk I hesitated. Pleased to have been contacted I immediately wondered if my line of business and experience could be of interest to a broader audience. But Marcello, who had been following me on  on LinkedIn, was determined …

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What are the new challenges in crisis management? Why are crises more frequent, intense and last longer? Inspired by Thierry Libaert‘s speech, I tried to push the reflection a step forward and attempted to answer these two questions during my opening remarks in a closed door seminar we recently organized in Milan. We also had the …

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In a few days I will have the pleasure of meeting with Patrick Lagadec to discuss crisis management. During the past decade crises seem to have become more frequent, more intense and complex to manage. Even in Italy. Costa Concordia, MPS, Autostrade are just 3 well know examples. Why are crises more frequent intense and …

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The aviation industry has always been at the forefront of crisis management. And for a good reason. When things go wrong the impact can be devastating. So high are the standards in the industry compared to others that over the past thirty years, the response to critical events has been codified. But the crash of …

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Pope Francis, crisis manager in chief, just closed an unprecedented four-day summit at the Vatican attended by the heads of all national bishops’ conferences from more than 130 countries to tackle the issue of Child Abuse. This has been described by many observers as “the most pressing crisis facing the modern Church”. But can he successfully manage …

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When we think data, most of us think about personal data and credit card information. However "data" refers to an extremely broad range of information. Intellectual property among it.